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Corel Question
« on: January 21, 2012, 09:57:32 AM »
What do I save cmx files to so they are editable
in Illy? Can this be done?
Is there a way to convert multiple files?
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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 09:58:09 AM »
Oh I have corel x3 if that matters
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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 10:23:05 AM »
CMX files stands for Corel Metafile Exchange.

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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 10:56:49 AM »
Quote from: crshirts on January 21, 2012, 09:57:32 AM
What do I save cmx files to so they are editable
in Illy? Can this be done?
Is there a way to convert multiple files?
Thanks
Carl


What file formats are you able to save them in?
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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 11:11:51 AM »
You can convert each CDR file individually by opening the file and selecting:
FILE > EXPORT > File Name > Save as type: CMX > EXPORT
I'm not sure but you may still have to convert text to curves first.

I don't know of any way to batch convert CDR files to CMX.

You can also do the same thing but save as EPS.

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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2012, 12:04:04 PM »
800+ files is going to take awhile
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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2012, 12:16:24 PM »
If you have both Corel and Illy why bother converting them
unless you really need to edit in Illy?

Personally I prefer Corel.

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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2012, 12:33:38 PM »
I export CMX file in a PDF file then open in Illustrator.

I prefer Illustrator, but also use Corel at times.

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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2012, 03:15:51 PM »
After a couple trials with corel paint shop and corel draw
its easier to convert them in inkscape and save as an eps
corels eps was terrible altho that could have been
me as the terrible one.
No matter I found my solution in inkscape the newer version.
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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2012, 03:54:50 PM »
So you have ghost-script installed for Inkscape?


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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2012, 11:15:05 PM »
No ghost script inkscape version 0.48
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Re: Corel Question
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2012, 11:30:13 PM »
Carl, Ghostscript is free and a helpful addition - operates as a plugin of sorts.  Also, try SCRIBUS (free too) - it requires ghostscript.  I've had some success in small amounts with it as a file converter (it's a design program, but I've opened files of one vector format in it and re-saved in different format).
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